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I'd respect her not wanting payment, but would make her a gift basket with things for her to use/enjoy after a long day of quilting. For examples, lotion (our hands all get dry playing with fabric), chocolates, some comfy spa socks to relax in, a book to read (like Marie Bostwick's quilting books, or a book with some quilting designs to inspire her) and other fun stuff.
I appreciate everyone's input. My first impulse was to send her a check for $300... but I didn't know what the quilting was actually worth. I didn't want to send her more than she would have billed me.
I mailed her a check for $300 this morning with a note that said "The quilting did turn out wonderful. Thank you for doing this for me." I didn't mention her offer of "No Charge." Have I paid her more than she would have billed? Maybe... but I won't go broke either way. I'll let you know if she deposits my check.
She called me today to acknowledge the check and to ask if I liked the quilting. She said $300 was a good price for her work, and she wanted me to give her more quilts in the future. Alls well that ends well...Originally Posted by JENNR8R
I think the suggestions are excellent, but I think you have to realize that busy or not, she should have acknowledged what was happening with your quilts. My concern would have been that they were lost or somehow destroyed. That being said, I'm sure she means well but would accept some compensation for her beautiful work.
If it was me, I'd send her a gift card for a quilt shop in her area. I wouldn't feel right accepting that she wouldn't take anything for her beautiful work, even if it did take a long time.
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I would charge $188.00 for the blocks and $88.00 for the second one. That is georgous custom quilting. If that helps you, when we longarmers can' t complete on time we either discount or do a no charge because we value your business and want you to come back to us.
As a busy longarmer, it's not unusual to be backed up for months. I had to quit taking new customers just to get them done in 4 months. A year is not bad for custom, beautiful work. She spent a lot of time doing those and .015 cents per square inch would be very reasonable.
$200 for quilting that size quilt is robbery. I would send her a nice size gift card to a restaurant and call it even. She was giving them to settle her heart. Take the nice gift you were given and either pay it forward or get the gift card.
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